Agricultural leaders defend specific regulations for the bioinputs segment
With the presence of the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa), Carlos Fávaro, agribusiness leaders gathered, this Monday (16), at the Bioinsumos Forum, in the capital of São Paulo, defending specific legislation for the segment. João Sereno Lammel, vice-president of Institutional Relations at Sindiveg, said that the sector has seen accelerated growth and that it needs regulation […]
Devaluation of the real impacts soybean prices
Soybean prices ended the week falling, according to information released by the International Center for Economic Analysis and Agricultural Market Studies (CEEMA) in its weekly report. “In Brazil, with the exchange rate devaluing to R$ 5.05 during the week, soybean prices also fell,” he stated. According to the report, in […]
NGOs accuse Bayer of hiding data on the risk of glyphosate
A group of NGOs filed a lawsuit in an Austrian court. They allege that Bayer concealed data on health risks. Exposure to the herbicide glyphosate is the focus of the controversy, as reported by Phys Org. In September, the European Commission proposed renewing the authorization for glyphosate use in the EU for 10 […]
Indonesia's B35 blend rate expected to increase biodiesel consumption by 25% to 13 billion liters
The introduction of a new B35 blend by the Indonesian government is expected to increase the country's biofuel consumption by 25%. This will rise to 13 billion liters this year, according to a USDA report. The increase in consumption was also due to the growth in demand for diesel, reported the Foreign Agricultural Service […]
Climate change, health crises and wars cause US$ 3.8 trillion in losses in agriculture and livestock over 30 years, says FAO
Climate tragedies, health crises and wars have caused US$ 3.8 trillion in losses in crops and livestock in 30 years, warns a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), released on Friday (13), reports the agency “AFP”. “The international community is becoming aware of the considerable increase in the number of catastrophes. […]
